IEC registration saga: Credibility of elections in limbo

Friday, October 05, 2018

FRANCISTOWN: Questions whether the 2019 general elections will be free, fair and transparent have intensified following an incident in which thieve(s) broke into a dwelling house of an elections registration officer and made away with two voters’ registration books.

The incident happened on September 27 at Botsalano ward in the Francistown West constituency. The culprit(s) allegedly stole a bag containing two voters’ registration books.

Each registration book contains 25 registrations papers. Of the two registration books, one was unused while another had 18 used papers, according to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

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IEC registration saga: Credibility of elections in limbo

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